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This year\u2019s theme is \u201cEquitable access to cardiovascular health\u201d and the abstract review team under my leadership received a total of 60 quality submissions. On behalf of the KCS executive and review team, I would like to thank all the authors who expressed the desire to share their science with the scientific community through this platform. Abstracts presented as oral talks or posters form a crucial component of the KCS congress program and we are sure that the audience will have a chance to learn a lot from them.\r\n<\/br><\/br>\r\n<i>Disclaimer:  The Abstracts for Kenya Cardiac Society were reviewed by an independent Abstract Review Committee appointed by the Congress Organizing Committee and not by the Editor-in-Chief, Regional Editors or reviewers of the Cardiovascular Journal of Africa. Only accepted and presented abstracts are published.<\/i>\r\n                                                                                                       \r\n        <\/div>        \r\n<br \/>\r\n\r\n                [soshsc hide=\"logged\"]\r\n                <strong>You need to be <a style=\"color: #c80c44;\" href=\"https:\/\/cvja.co.za\/journal\/member-login\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">logged in to view and download<\/a> the full text PDF version. <a style=\"color: #c80c44;\" href=\"https:\/\/cvja.co.za\/journal\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register for a free account?<\/a><\/strong> <br \/><br \/>[\/soshsc]\r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is a pleasure to introduce to you the abstracts submitted to the 2025 Kenya Cardiac Society (KCS) Congress. 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